Transparency International calls for extradition to Ukraine of Victor Yanukovych and Nikolai Azarov

25 February

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The international community must support Ukraine’s fight against corruption and impunity; civil society’s role is to

monitor this work.On the one year anniversary of the flight from Ukraine of former President Victor Yanukovych, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, calls for him and his former Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov to be extradited from Russia to face charges of corruption and embezzlement in Ukraine.

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Transparency International also calls for immediate and greater cooperation between the judicial authorities in the European Union, Ukraine and Russia to seize and return to the Ukrainian people the assets of Yanukovych and his cronies.

Transparency International calls for criminal investigation of HSBC by UK authorities

20 February

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Transparency International today called on authorities in the United Kingdom to begin a criminal investigation into HSBC in light of recent accusations against the bank.

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HSBC’s private bank has been accused of facilitating money laundering and earned big profits handling secret accounts for arms dealers, dictators and blood diamond traffickers, according to material released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

Transparency International calls for global action to stop the money laundering merry-go-round

12 February

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Transparency International calls on governments and their enforcement authorities across the world to combine forces to end money laundering impunity. These authorities should assign the highest priority to prosecuting individuals and banks when clear evidence exists of their involvement in illicit international financial transactions.

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Transparency International calls for judicial authorities around the globe to enforce anti-money laundering regulations and pursue and prosecute those who flout the rules. Banks need to oversee their employees and enforce higher ethical standards, which have to be reflected in the tone from the top, the performance management system and remuneration.